Geography Final (Questions I missed on tests)
What is an accurate description of the area of North America known as the New England Colonies?
By the 1700s, diverse industries were supplying markets in North America and also exporting to British plantations in the Caribbean.
In the sub region of West Africa, which North-South distinction DOES NOT APPLY?
Christianity in the North, Islam in the South
Structural adjustment policies in Middle/South America in the 1980s were NOT BASED ON?
Democratization.
What describes a feudal social system (feudalism)?
Developed as a result of frequent invasions in western Europe.
What Language family dominates the South of India?
Dravidians.
What explains the high standard of living maintained by Europe's densely populated states?
Europe as exceeded its own resource base and depends on global resources.
Despite much economic, political, and cultural diversity among the countries of Middle and South America, What characteristics do they have in common?
Experience as colonies of Europe.
True or False. After defeating Germany in 1945, it was divided and the USA, France and the British together created the German Democratic Republic (GDP) while the Soviet occupied the German Federal Republic (FRG)
False
True or False. Roman Languages, Germanic languages, and Slavic languages, all account for 50% of Indo-European Speech Group.
False
True or false. 1940, Hindu League called for a partition, division of India, creation of separate Muslim, Hindu countries.
False
True or false. The Hegemony of the British is defined as a regulation of economic activites in the colonies, then, centered on the accumulation of wealth for the European powers, at the colonies' expense.
False
True or false. With 36.29 million people living in Canada, 27% of them live within 100 miles of the U.S border.
False
What term describes rainfall that is caused by the interaction of large air masses of different temperatures and densities?
Frontal precipitation.
_________ Regions are characterized by a focus on some activity, while _________ Regions are characterized by a clear defined boundary.
Functional;formal `
What are the tree groups of Islands in the Caribbean?
Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Bahamas.
What DOESN'T describe the pillars of the European Union.
High quality of living Standard.
The British created a single state out of what are now the countries of Pakistan and Bangladesh because most of their inhabitants shared a faith in what religion?
Hinduism
The purpose of Britain's "divide and rule" tactic in South Asia was to antagonize relations between what two groups, thus weakening both in their ability to oppose colonial rule?
Hinduisms and Muslims.
In what South Asian country do 120 million Muslims constitute the largest minority religious group?
India
The relation of what two South Asian countries are strained by regional conflicts in the states of Punjab and Kashmir?
India and Pakistan
What DOES NOT describe the country of Iran?
It as a secular Government.
What is NOT TRUE of the zakat?
It is government-enforced across the Islamic world.
What are the two deserts in Southern Africa?
Kalahari and Namib
What DOES NOT effect the climate of Russia?
Longitudinal Position.
Close to 80 percent of North Americans now live in _______, cities of 50,000 or more plus their surrounding suburbs and towns.
Metropolitan areas
Suppose that Country A as a total fertility rate of 4.5 and Country B as a total fertility rate of 1.3. What is the population trend in these countries?
More babies are being born in Country A than in Country B
What occurred as a result of the 1947 partition of British India?
Muslims migrated from Sir Lanka to India; Hindus migrated from Pakistan to India,
what is the most obvious European legacy at the root of many armed conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa?
National borders.
What factors explain the rapid conquest of Middle and South America by Spain and Portugal?
Native Americans were vulnerable to diseases introduced from Europe.
Scandinavian Peninsula in Europe is composed of?
Norway and Sweden.
What was the name of the Spaniard who conquered the Incan Empire?
Pizarro
Following the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494, __________ took all lands to the east of the demarcation point, and __________ took all the lands to the west.
Portugal;Spain.
The passage of the North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA) has had what following effect?
Reduction and removal of tariffs between Mexico, the United States, and Canada.
What describes the principle migration trend in Middle and South America?
Rural-to-urban movements.
Which country engaged in a civil war between Tamils and Singhalese?
Sir Lanka
What IS NOT true about the spread of Islam in Europe?
Spread of Islam in Switzerland by Iran.
What term refers to the highest temperature-altitude zone above 12,000 feet in South America?
Tierra helda.